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0rPon Historical 800 puh!lc Auditorium The Weather Maximum )e(rdii)' fta Miiilimiiii today till Precipitation M OH Mebforb Mail Tribune Predictions Tonight mid Friday, forty. clnMti Venr. bully 'flilrlomilli Ysar, MEDFORD, OKECION, THURSDAY, VEliUUAUY fi, 1919 NO. 270 SEATTLE PARALYZED BYGENERAL STRKE ALLIES 10 DISCIPLINE 1 GERMANY Supreme War Council Meets to Im pose "the Full Will of the Allies" Because of Refusal to Comply with Armistice Conditions Arrogance Shown Toward Entente Small Na tions Given Representation at Peace Conference. PAII1S. Feb. O. UliivinO The nupruino war council will n i t nt Yer Miilles on Kriduv to lake measures lo InilHJNv uii (lennmiv "the full will uf I lui nllies," hiivh Ilia Malm, because of till) llllwillillUIKlnH III' (IfrillllllV I" I'lirrv out tliu armistice term except under ccrtnin conditions, i There Iiiih been 11 ehnnuo in Ilia nt titmlu of Uuruiiiuv, according to the newspaper, mid it is being manifested liv arrogance toward tint entente. Itcroitrllo Difference -PAIIIS. Fob. It. (Itv the AsKm-int. il Press.) Punitive hteps Tor rceoii ciliuit differences between tho trrmitor 11ml Ichj.it niitioiiH ut tliu peace (-.inference, which wore begun vcstcrdtiv lire continuing t iiiln v. tn n 1KI1I ion to winning- four iiilililioniil places on the commission on tliu suuictv of nation", it seems probable that the lessor noiv. itrs alMii will lie u ran I ml ndcuuiite rep rcsclitulioii in the .xcnilivp body of tliu society iih well nn Iho, legislative sections, 'J'lio smaller imivi'-h are in sisting on being given it greater voice in tlio society mill plnns are being re vised to meet the situation. When tlm coiniui-sion on tliu so ciety of nation" meet loniulit. rep resentatives of 1'oliinil, Humaiiiii, Greece mill Ocelio-Nlovukiii will lit' nrosont, together with llioso of Cliinn. Hrnr.il, ruliiiiini, l'ortumil mill Si'rliin mill tlm five uront power. President Wilson expects to lio present every nik'lit this week, iih tlio work of f rain in;: tho 11I1111 for tlio society of nalioiiH in regarded bv him of extreme iiiiimit- lllll'V, Hninll Nations ltecogiitriNl Nineteen M1111II belligerent nations 'won dol'inito recognition from tho supremo council of tho ponce oonErr enco todnv. which granted four ndili tional hc.iIh on tho I'limiiiissinii to the sooiolv of nations lo lessor countries. This gives t o ilio kid ti 1 1 powers nine NOIllS III, till) Commission wllil'll will ' Ira 1110 tho iilan for tliu society mill ' ton scuts to tlm five grout powers. 1'olanil, Kuiniinia, Cr.acho-Sloviikia mill Cirooi'o will liolil mlililional won Is. Thin concession became known lonitrht nflor n lunir session of the .commission 011 tho society of niitioiiH, whioh I'roHiilent WilBon nttemloil. The chief point discussed tonight won the oniiNlitiilion of thn o.veculive body of the society ol' nnliiiiiH, DE . ALA. FAIRDA'N'KB, Alaska, Fob. 0. Twenty buildings In tlio honrt of Fairbanks' bUHlnosB district havo 1ioon doatroyod by n flro which utnrt od oorly today and wlilcb tins not yot boon oxtlngiiiHliod. In an effort to snvo tho Kulrbnnkii fodaral bulldlngn and tho FltHt Nat ional bank bulldliiR, dromon woro toarlnK down adjolnlnn structures. Today's flro was tho neeond bis flro Falrlmukh linn sufforod. In 100(1 tho hoart of tho city was wlpon ' out by riamoB. Mont ot tho bulldliiMn dodtroyqd In 190G stood on tho ground over which tho flamuu Bwopt today, ' ' Flro flBhtoi'H today woro handicap ped by the oxtromo cold. Tho flro ntnrtod from a dofoctlvo furnaco Ut tho baoomont of a Jowolry atoro. WAS1IINOTON. Fob. fi. Dopnr Jnro from Frani'o of, I'ivo trnnsporlH with more Ihnn H50 ofl'ieors and 15,- 000 mon wiih iinnoimi'ed todnv bv tho ivnr dopni'tmeiit. Amonir 1 ho unilH iibonrd lire tho i)71st and !172nd in fnnh'v ooniploto, lmi'ts ol! Hiivornl 01 hot iiifnnh'V rouiiiieutH iind tho (IHIh coiiHt ni'lilliirv I'eitiniont (Miinpli'lo. The IrnnHporlH nro duo to nrrivo in 'tv York, lloslon mid Newport News hOfWccp I'brntu'v 1? "tl 19. EW REVENUE BILL AGREED TO BY CONFEREES Six Billion Dollar Measure Ready for Acceptance Bv Both Houses Regulates Taxation for Ensulna Two Years Income Rates Raised Heavy Taxes Imposed. WASIIINOTOX. Feb. (!, With the Hldilllishion to uonurehH todnv of tliu DoiifereeM1 nureeiuent on tho louir d luyed war revenue bill, tlio Anierieiiii pooiilo were presented with their proK. pectivo fedenil tax biiduet for 101'.) aiwl eiiKiiiuv veiir oiinl'him over ti,nmi.(i(MUiim thirt venr mid t l.ono, IIIHI.IIIHI the venr lifter, Hiibiert to re vision bv the next ooiiirroK, Tlio eiinfereiiee report ix rcirnrdeil iiNxiired of iidoplioti liv both Iioiihu ami M'linte mid of nupioviil bv the liri'Hidi'iil. F.xi'Opt for Hliuhtlv inereiiKed wnr i'xi'i'ss profitH nil I'm for 1011) mid eorpoiiilion ineoine lux rutei for IOL'0, virtunllv nil Die rated im rc vi"ed in the bill passed bv the hennte lira npproved, HnteK of the Kenute on triniKliorliilioii, beveriiieii, eiunrx and tobiiceo, iimiisrineiit iidiuixisoiiH, club dues, luxurii'rt and "eini-liixiirieK, xtinup mid Htiei'ial tnxcw nil Mili-tun-tiiillv wera adopted bv the eoiifercen while the houxo rate." on cxlntes and iiihUi'iiiH'U were reiiifctnlcd. ItnUo Ineoine Itnitu The prineipiil rnlo inereimeH iiureed to in eiinfereiiee Wero to raise the cor poration ii mo rate for I'.l'.'t) from M per eeiil to 10 per eent, mid an in crease from 110 to O.'i per cent in the second "brocket'' or Hlidinir rule, on corporal ions' excc tirolits for this venr. The Hi) per cent wnr profits tux for this vcar was adopted mid upon iiisisletiue bv house conferees extended to ItUO, but niadc applica ble next venr onlv upon such profits from k'overiinient wnr coiitnictH. The excess prolils "briicket" rules of 'JO mid 40 per cent for 1020 also were approved. Virtunllv all tho so-cullcd relief provisions desiirncd lo prevent hard ships in imposition of ihe corporation tuxes wero adopted. In the important income tax section the bill retains all senate rates, nor mal and sitr-tuxes, iiicludiii!i that of ' ter cent on corporal ions' income of Inst vear. in excess of credits pre viously allowed, but fixes the subse quent rate of 10 per cent, Chilli Labor ltlilcc The 12 per cenl normiil rate on jn dividual jncouies earned last vear. and the H per cent rate pnviihlo in 10'JI) uro retained with individual ex empt ions of $1,001) for sini-'lc mid 000 for murricd persons, and mi addi tional exemption of $'2011 for each de pendent minor. Also adopted arc pro visions thai individuals shall pay onlv U pel- cent this vear mid -1 per cent (hereafter on the first if-LOOO subject to lax abovo oxeniplions. Of tho important, uencral leaisln lion and "riders" tlio conferees adopted the I'olowintr provisions: I.ev.viiiL' the prohihilorv lax on pro duels of child labor. liestorintr pre-war postnuo rales on letters and postcards July 1 nexU 1'i'ovidiiiir n pav bomiH of $(H) for all persons in tho inililnrv establish incut, officers and enlisted men alike. (Contlnuort on Page Six.) sSffifiw mm EMBARGO WASIllNaTON, Fell. fi.Scnutc discuHsion ot tho new llritish iimiorl emlmrui), resumed today J'ollowim; yeslerdiiv's hIiiii'p erilicisnis, swiiim to tho dcl'enso ol' tho llritish policy oC prolectiii! her industries, and the Weeks' resolution, lookup; to n tiro test lo Knulnuil by the slalo ilopai'l ment was displaced and sent lo tho sonata calendar. Us further consul ornliu1! will reiiuire a niiiiority vole. Senators Kins of Ctnh, ilcinocrt, and l'oindextcr, of Wiishinuton, and McCiinihcr of North Dakota, led in contendimr thill Knalund wns justified in ilolondintr her mduKtries Sennlnr I'olnilcxlei' Rttidt ; "Tnkintr the Inrijo inipilrlinl view, I Ihink ((rent llriluiii was iiislilicd. Vo ouuhl to look mil for our inferesls as Franco and I'liulund are entitled ilook out lor theirs," TACOMA UNIONS REFUSE TO OBEY E All Bla Unions of City Defy Order of Central Trades Council Orderlno General Walkout. Holding Lack of Authority street Cars Ceased Running This Afternoon. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. C At 10, o'clock the general strike is pronoiine-1 ed u failure in Tiicoiua as no L'cneral walkout has occurred. Street ears ceased operation this afternoon, but! buhls lire on, newspapers are operat inir mid restaurants ure doiii" biisi-' ness. The liiieiucii mid operators, ' who operate tho citv liuht und power j plants, slated that tbcv would fiuht. , if nccessiirv. to retain their jobs. The members of Ihe Allied I'rintiiiL' Trades , I'nioiiH adhered (o the eom- iiniinds of their intermit ional officers. who warned them iiuniiint joiuiiiL' in an unsanctioned uencral strike. All biL' unions of the citv nt 10 o'clock todnv defied tho order of the Central Triples Council issued Wed nesday niL'bt for a ttoncrnl walk out and remained nt their posts. The bit unions that refused lo eo out iih al ready noted were tho ones the mili eus have counted on to brim; indus tries in Taeoma lo a standstill, Thcv had voted nuaiiist u L'cneral strike. The unions who refused lo strike to dnv take the stand the Central Labor Council bus no authority lo cull u aeneral strike but 1lint Ihev nre to be ifovenii .1 bv tho instructions of the international unions. About five per eent of the retail clerks are out. ' Olioy Slrlkc Order Not incliidiii'. Ihe unions affiliated with the metal trades council and which wera iilrcudv on .strike, the following; omnnir.atiuns obeyed the strike order todnv: , .Meat cutters, limber workers, bar bers and iiix'iini.ed retail clerks. The oruani.Mtions which did not join in the uencrul strike include: Ilrewerv workers, movie operators, si aue bands, municipal employes, ian-. itors mid elevator operators, tailors. L'ns workers, allied print inu' trades, lenmslers and eluiuffers. cereal und Hour mill workers, street rnilwnv em ployes, boot and shoo workers and longshoremen. Tho Tacomn street ear men went out at 1 ::10 p. m tvinc up tho ser vice. This action wns tiiken nftor the dislricl representatives of their international union sanctioned the strike. BUTTE MINERS DOLLAR A DAY MIJTTK, Mont., Fob. 6. Tho five principal mining companies of tho llutto district today aro posting no tices nt their mines announcing a reduction of ono dollar a day In wages beginning with tomorrow. Tlio stutemont of tho Anaconda Copper Mining company, tho largost omployor of lubor, says tjiat It will pay Its omplnyos Ihe scale ot wagos provided for In tho dlfroront wage contracts and sliding scales now pnld and In addition will pay 50 conts por shift extra, t'ommonolng February 1 tho Wages for regular miners will bo M.7n; shaft minors $5.25; Journey man In tlio different crafts ?.'."'0; wages ot other employes will havo llko reduction. Tho wage of minors has been Sj.io. Tho now scnlo will apply while copper sells from 17 to under 1!) cents and until further no tice will not bo reduced. If tho coppoi prleo should fall bolow 17 conts. Tho oN'lelul quotation for copper yester day was 18 lo 1 S V4 cents.. All tho smaller operators, It Is understood, will adopt tho new scale. Tho reduc tion will npply lo ' Anucondn and (rent Falls, where the Anaconda Copper - Mining company ,has largo reduction plants. . SKATTLK. vFcb. . An armed well dressed masked man eurlv todm walked into the Summit, a bin resi ilcnlial district 1'umilv hotel here, and nl'ler conipcllinif tilt) niuht clerk to put up his hands robbed the hotel ensh drawer mid a cimir stand cash rcuisler. He oblnined botwoen .fil and 10, ORDER I TROOPS FROM CAMP LEWIS ENROUTE TO SEATTLE TO PRESERVE LA W AND ORDER SOLDIERS SENT BY WASHINGTON', Fob, 0. Sending of troops from Camp Lewis to Seattle was authorized by Secretary Baker after be had been advised by tlio governor of Washington r.f the situation there due to a general strike The commandant was directed to furnish whatjver military lut'stuiics nd proWiou tbo state authoritiei might request. TACOMA, Feb. C. Two battalions from the First Infantry and a machine gun company are expected to arrive In Taeoma A 3:30 o'clock this uflur'noon under command ol Brigadier General Frank B. Watson. Announcement thut tho troops had left Camp Lowls was madj by the Intelligence dopaair ent shortly after i o'clock. TACOMA, Feb. 8. 1'der command of Major Genera! John I.. Hay den, 800 soldiers lft Camp Lewis shortly after 1 o'ciock. for Seattle, It wos announced. ' The soldiers wen accompanied by 30 trucks carrylu:? provisions and ammunition. It was also announced. Camp official? stated tunt the men would be p'acod In Seattle to "stand ready for any rmeigo.acy." Demobilization ot Camp Lewis halted today under orders from Ma jor Genoral Leltch. Bus linos operating between Taeoma and Camp Lewis wore ordored commandeered und soldiers were placed in charge of the operation. Pusses to soldlerB wishing to go to Seattle were denied SEATTLE STRIKE TE AS WASHINGTON, Fob. 6. Senator Thomas of Colorado In the senate propaganda Investigating committer toduy denounced the strike now in progress in ScaMle, declaring that In taking over control of certain gov. eminent functions as reported, (he. strikers were conducting an "cx'.er1 m cut on the north coust In Russiau Bolshevism." SEATTLE, Feb. C "Any man who attempts to take over control or mu nicipal government functions here will bo shot on sight,' Mayor Olc Hanson declared today when told ot Senator Thomas' statement. "Strikers have not taken over gov ernment functions In Seattle." the mayor said. "They will not be allow ed to toko over any government func tions despite their published ii (ele ments that they lutcn l tu operate tho light plant and he' police the city. The seal of city g ivernmoni is still at the city ha!)' Knnnch state legislatures have re sponded lo the poetic appeal of the prohibitionists: Drink to me only with thine nvs. New York Krenimr Sun. THREE VSv 4 mm kW L5v 1 pf I tow K yBKi kxflVvf 'v Atv x- v n't A1SW Hore are throo speakers of tho United States House of Representa tives, Cliamp Clark, Uncle Joe Cannon and J. Warron Keifer, Kclfer was speaker of tho 47th congress and Cannon, who ruled the house for many years, Is the only pKo:cnt member who wns In congress when Mio Ohloan retired. . ' SECRETARY, BAKER IP BY PARIS, Feb. 5. (By Associated Praps.) Tbo American delegation to the peace roiforosce has received nu merous petitions from committees. municipalities and representatives ot territories unuer ottoman rule, ask ing to be put under the protection of the United States, or at least that America shull be the mandatory country entrusted with their govern niont. . . More significant stilt Ir thn nroc sure brought to bear to bring about a decision by which America should be entrusted with the duty of looking after Constantinople, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, which it Is be lieved will be Internationalized. Even tho great European powers are urg ing America to accept that responsi bility as she is the only rnuntrr whlrh having no direct interest In the JCear East, cannot, arouse anv InnlmiRv and enjoys the complete confidence or all tbo peoples of the sections in volved. The licrsii'latre lictirMn lb v,wn,.n- ors of the Curolinas this morninsr must sound somethine like the repar tee in a partv of deaf mutes dinbi" ut an automat. New York Kvenins cost. SPEAKERS MEET HRi VT iS 4 35,000 UNION MEMBERS TO ASSIST 25,000 ' FORCING I0UT Street Cars Cease Runnina. Schools Close. Restaurants and Theaters Shut Up Shop, Newspapers Suspended and All Industry Paralyzed Bv Gen eral Strike Called in Sympathy With Men Seeking. Dollar an Hour Pay Citv Threatened With Darkness as Electric Power Workers Are Ordered Out Elevators Cease Runinn No Disorders Reported. SETTLE. Feb. 6 t'liion labor leaders declared toduv thut virtually 55.001) union members are on strike in Seattle. This number includes the 25.0U0 who walked out of the ship yards. The acneral strike, thcv said, was the first ever called in the United States. Mayor Ole Hanson issued a state ment todav declarine that law and order will prevail. "Jiusiness ns us ual" will be the sisn at the Citv Hall and the citv plants, he asserted. SEATTLE. Feb. G. Street cars stopped running, schools closed, res taurants and theaters closed their doors, 'newspapers suspended and other industries censed opcratine to day when labor Union members-, silid bv their leaders to number about 35. 000. walked out on a eencral strike to help 25.000 strikins metal trades shipyard workers press their claims for higher wanes. - Thousands of unorsanized em nloves were thrown out of work bv the j strike. Muvor Ole lionson declared 1 number of nnomiinized employes af fected at about 50.000. Twelve "soup kitchens'' have been established bv culinary unions to feed strikers and others who depend upon the restaurants for their luenls. The kitchens were to open at 2 p. m. to dav. l'iitrons of the kitchens were to be lined up and served in military "mess" fashion. . No Disorders Result No disorders has resulted from the .strike, allvor Ore Hanson declared he'did not expect anv trouble or dis orders but suid the citv sovernment was ready for trouble if it occurred. Schools were closed bv the striko of janitors and engineers nt the heat ine plants Many apartment houses und hotels, it was expected, will be affected bv the strike of the heating plant engineers. Uarber shops dos ed and elevators stopped runuiu";. Banks remained open. Only cmeriencv telegraph business was being handled out of Seattle bv the telegraph companies. The tele phone svstcm continued its service. Longshoremen left their work and truck drivers started for their barns when Ihe scheduled strike time. 10 a, m. arrived. rower Plant Strike The city todav continued to wonder whether or not it would have lights to night. Mavor Hanson declared the citv light plant would operate. The strike committee announced that the union employe s of the citv plant would not be exempted from the strike. Last night it was an- INCREASE STATE TAX ON FOREIGN CONCERNS SALEM. Feb. ,C The house this morning passed the Schuebcl bill in creasing tho tax on foreign corpor ations doing business in Oregon bv 1 HO per cent. Tho measure will in i tease the state's income from this source from $(i.0ll() to $.138,000. The individual lux is increased from $100 to ifUOO. - , I WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 Tho house loreign affairs committee today or dered favorably roporled it resolution expressing tho hope that the penile conference would "favorably consider the claims of Ireland to the right of Bel),' detennination," .-. WALK OUT .. SHIP BUILDERS . 50,000 OTHER TOILERS nounced that thcv were exempted. The shipyard workers who nre af filiated with the metal trades council, asked that mechanics lie paid eight dollars a day and helpers nnd labor ers seven nnd six dollars a duv. The metal trades members made their de mands when they announced thcv were dissutisfied with the findings of a federnl wage adjustment commis sion known as the Macv board. Strikers Violated Agreement Charles Piez. 'director general of the Emergency Fleet corporation, wns Quoted in n dispatch from Wilkes barre. Po.. last night as saving thut the Seattle " shipyard workers, in striking, had disregarded a pledge thev mnde with the government that they would remain under the iurisdic tion of the Macv bonrd until March . 31..- ' ''.'' . Seattle was readv for the strike, it was sai.d For several days residents have been purchasing large stocks of , groceries nnrt nntoists nave oeen storing awav gallons of gasoline nnd oil. Most of the service stations had no gasoline and oil todav and closed ttieir doors. , All the newspapers announced thev would not appear after tho strike hour. The papers were forced io suspend publication due to the walk out of the stereotvpers, newsboys and truck drivers who haul the papers to points about the eitv. The Times un-; nounced it would not resume publica tion nntil every union man has return ed to his post. RUSSIAN SOVIET ITO;PARTICIPATEIN E LONDON, Feb. 6 M. Tchltcherln, Bolshevik foreign minister of Russlu, annoences in a wireless dispatch that the soviet government is willing to participate in the Princes Islands conference. The message bears, tho date of Tuesday and was sent front Moscow. . ; - The dispatch declares that the so viet government is ready "If there be occasion to entor into a general agreement with the entente powers on their undertaking not to interfere with Russian internal affairs." 'PARIS, Feb. 6. When Professor Boris A. Bakhmeteff, a member of the council formed by nntt-Bolshevlst factions here, was advised of : M. Tchltcherlo's acceptance of the invi tation to the Princes Islands confer ence, he declared he would be unablo to sny what the Russian committee in Paris would do. . "It is an ignoble comedy," said Russian leaders. They expressed, tho opinion that the Bolshevist leaders would reprosent to their followers that the allies' invitation was recog nition of them and would spread tho report that the allies, fearing them, had asked for peace. :' . . Members ot the Russina commltteo maintain thut the . united . govern ments ot Russia which thoy represent will not grant a truce to the Bolshe vists but will continue to struggle until "the whole of 'Russia Is socured to democracy." ; . The supreme council, on receiving the acceptance of the Russian Bol shevik government of the invitation to attend the conference on the Prin ces Islands, Immediately made ar rangements to send a Joint commit too of two 'representatives .from each ot tho five great powers to meet the represealulives of the soviet govcrn piont, . '